Hi Matt,
The sentence would be fine without " me " , but the addition of " me " gives a stronger personal touch to the meaning.
Cheers.

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Yes, well, that's because we have two ways to say I miss it:

lo pierdo (the train)
me lo pierdo (the match)

So, you can't actually omit me from me pierdo el partido, because that lead to a completely different phrase (I lose the match). And in our case pierdo la inauguración don't even make sense because usually there isn't a loser in an opening.

Hi Matt,
The sentence would be fine without " me " , but the addition of " me " gives a stronger personal touch to the meaning.
Cheers.

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The pronoun ‘me’ is not ‘pronombre emotivo’ (used for emphasis) in this sentence. It is part of the pronominal verb perderse.

Perderse has several meanings: It could mean to get lost (literally or figuratively) or it could mean to miss an event (a movie, a party, etc).

For loosing money, keys, contact with someone, your job, an eye, etc., the verb is ‘perder’. The verb is also used for missing a bus or a train, or missing/loosing an opportunity or a chance for doing something.

¿Es que a tu coche se le escapó el aceite ? But, seriously, thanks for your kind remarks, I have just checked again, and the RAE does not even include " perderse " in its dictionary. In the forum, I have read to " ad nauseam " and I really mean " nauseam ", volumes regarding the reflexive part of pronominal verbs like " perderse " and others, delving into minutiae of syntax and semantics, which all appear to attract world wide differences of opinion, including lots of " castellano parlantes, and as for my little friend " se ", the poor overworked little fellow gets discussed and kicked around to my despair. However to return to " perderse " to me it is a minefield, with so many difference of nuances (even to " native speakers ) that I always try to avoid
it, there usually valid alternatives.
Qué tengas un buen día.

Matt,
As you can see, you touched on a tricky subject, and there are lots more if you use the " search facility" on " perder/perderse, a recent thread pulled in about 110 posts.! The forum is a great place to improve Spanish,
I really enjoy participating, although inevitably sometimes I " burn my fingers " --- así se aprende "
íSuerte, y buen viaje por el mundo hispanico !